Friday, in "Without appointment", the doctor Jimmy Mohamed explained that the allergies to hydroalcoholic gel remained rather rare and that any redness or pain were most often caused by skin problems.

He also recalled that the easiest way was to wash your hands with soap and water. 

Since the start of the coronavirus epidemic, these solutions have become real everyday objects.

The hydroalcoholic gel allows everyone to fight against the spread of the virus, provided, of course, that it is used correctly.

But for David, auditor of Europe 1, the application on the hands is regularly followed by the appearance of red patches on his skin, to the point that he fears being allergic to the gel.

Is such an eventuality possible?

Yes, answers doctor Jimmy Mohamed in Without appointment, while specifying that these allergies are rare, and that the pain or redness is most often caused by dermatological problems. 

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You can be allergic to any substance, whatever it is.

However, true gel allergy is exceptional.

Sometimes you can be allergic to an excipient, a perfume or an additive in gels that will smell good, for example.

Also, it is better to take the most "natural" gels. 

The forms of allergies are therefore rather rare, except if you have a skin sensitivity, in particular an eczema which would be in flare or an inflammatory dermatological disease such as psoriasis.

So if you put alcohol on it, it will sting.

In this case, it is more a problem of initial dermatological disease than a problem of hydroalcoholic gel. 

Most important: wash your hands

In addition, there is an alternative to gel: wash your hands.

Indeed, the gel is not mandatory if you have water and soap.

It should also be remembered that the hydroalcoholic gel does not work on soiled hands.

And after 3, 4, 5 uses, the gel no longer works, the hands are soiled and you have to use soap.

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For his plaques, David can therefore consult to detect a possible dermatological pathology and switch to an alternative method, while respecting the other barrier gestures.